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NEWS 9

Heavy rains and thunderstorms are blamed for two deaths and several road closures.

An Apache woman's car hydroplaned as she drove through heavy rain on Highway 62 in Caddo County, said police. The vehicle hit a power pole and a tree, said officials. The woman was found dead at the scene.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said 46-year-old Bonny Wooley of McAlester was killed on Thursday when her car went off a wet road and hit a tree.

Major road closings include:

County Line between 192nd and 206th; 164th and 178th

Hefner Rd. from Coltrane to I-35 service road

Rockwell between 178th and 192nd

Meridian between 178th and 206th

Waterloo between Meridian and Portland

Northwest 178th and Portland

234th between Meridian and May

Northwest 164th between Rockwell and May.

ODOT reports about 15,500 homes and businesses across the state are without electric service.

The town of Muldrow, in Sequoyah County near the Oklahoma-Arkansas border, saw major flooding and damage. There are reports of trees and power lines down, hail damage to cars and also severe flooding as well.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation reports several road closings because of high water resulting from recent heavy rain. Motorists are advised against driving into water on roadways.

To check Current Road Conditionscall the Dept. of Public Safety's Road Conditions Hotline at 888-425-2385.

Statewide Highway Closings due to high water

Tulsa CountySH-11 between SH-20 and Sperry HS20 between SH-11 and US-75, east of Skiatook

Mayes CountySH-20 south of Spavinaw

Rogers CountySH-20 at Keetonville Hill

Ottawa CountySH-125 at the Fairgrounds, south of Miami

Sequoyah CountySH-101 at Big Lee Creek, 20 miles east of US-59

Cherokee CountySH-80 between Hulbert and Wildwood SH-10/IllinoisRiver at Hanging Rock, 12 miles north of US-62

Logan CountySH-33 at Cottonwood Creek in Guthrie

Canadian CountySH-4 between Wagner Rd. and SH-66, north of Yukon SH-66 at Alfadale Rd. in El Reno